Hi everyone,
I’m rebuilding the rear transom door on my 265 Express. It was completely disassembled when I got the boat, so I’m piecing it back together myself.
I’m hoping someone can help with a few things. First, any photos or videos of the transom door pivoting up and down would be amazing, especially showing the hinge/bracket mechanism on the later models that didn’t have the 2-stroke oil filler cutouts in the transom.
I’ve removed those oil filler cutouts and glassed the transom flush, so the original bracket locations no longer line up. I need to re-engineer some of the mounting points and bracket geometry, so any reference photos would be really helpful.
I’m also trying to understand how the door actually sat in its upright and folded-down positions. Specifically, how much clearance does it have to the deck in each position, and how did it interact with the transom when fully closed or fully open?
Has anyone improved the latching or holding mechanism to stop the door from opening in rough conditions, especially when backing down? I’d love to hear what latch or restraint you used, if you added a secondary lock, or any clever solutions that work better than stock.
Does anyone have the rear bins that sit in the hollows at the back of the transom? Mine didn’t come with them. If someone has a set, or has had them remade, I’d be very interested in buying a pair. Alternatively, would anyone be willing to let me pay to have a fiberglass mold made from theirs? I would cover all costs and have a new set of fiberglass bins made and sent back to you, so I can reproduce a set here in Australia. I imagine the cost of creating custom molds from scratch without an original set would be quite expensive, so I’m hoping someone might be able to help with an existing pair.
Any advice, photos, or videos especially showing door moving, clearance and position, would be hugely appreciated. Also what the bins in the tea hatches even looked like.
Sorry for the long post, thanks in advance.
I’m rebuilding the rear transom door on my 265 Express. It was completely disassembled when I got the boat, so I’m piecing it back together myself.
I’m hoping someone can help with a few things. First, any photos or videos of the transom door pivoting up and down would be amazing, especially showing the hinge/bracket mechanism on the later models that didn’t have the 2-stroke oil filler cutouts in the transom.
I’ve removed those oil filler cutouts and glassed the transom flush, so the original bracket locations no longer line up. I need to re-engineer some of the mounting points and bracket geometry, so any reference photos would be really helpful.
I’m also trying to understand how the door actually sat in its upright and folded-down positions. Specifically, how much clearance does it have to the deck in each position, and how did it interact with the transom when fully closed or fully open?
Has anyone improved the latching or holding mechanism to stop the door from opening in rough conditions, especially when backing down? I’d love to hear what latch or restraint you used, if you added a secondary lock, or any clever solutions that work better than stock.
Does anyone have the rear bins that sit in the hollows at the back of the transom? Mine didn’t come with them. If someone has a set, or has had them remade, I’d be very interested in buying a pair. Alternatively, would anyone be willing to let me pay to have a fiberglass mold made from theirs? I would cover all costs and have a new set of fiberglass bins made and sent back to you, so I can reproduce a set here in Australia. I imagine the cost of creating custom molds from scratch without an original set would be quite expensive, so I’m hoping someone might be able to help with an existing pair.
Any advice, photos, or videos especially showing door moving, clearance and position, would be hugely appreciated. Also what the bins in the tea hatches even looked like.
Sorry for the long post, thanks in advance.
